Why choose yoga over other forms of fitness training? There is a plethora of options and more arriving on the scene every couple of months to keep us in good shape. We give a tip of the hat to any form of exercise that limbers up the body and keeps a person healthy and strong. So why yoga?

Safety
A recent real life example of ‘why’ took place last Tuesday afternoon when Jonah and I called an emergency plumber Burlington Ontario to take a look at the plumbing at the studio. Barry the contractor, a man in his early thirties, came out of the basement stiff and ridged. It occurred to me after watching him move around that he was somewhat unsafe because of his lack of flexibility. While observing him around the house and on the roof and then witnessing his stressed movements coming down the ladder, it appeared to me that he was actually putting himself in danger. His risk of falling because he was not more limber must be increased by big margins. I started a conversation with him.

We know that Yoga stretches the body, mind and Spirit to allow the life force to flow through us unencumbered. The word yoga translates from the early Sanskrit as “union” or “yoke”, describing the purpose of the practice to refine our connection with our Divine essence.

Many styles have evolved out of this centuries old Eastern philosophy. Plumbing deeper into the history of this sacred practice, we discover that there are just six root forms of yoga. There are many branches that are offshoots of the original six, and all designed to serve anyone who wants to individualize their practice. Here are the six classical margas.

At Aptos Yoga we investigate many forms of Yoga with the pleasure of sharing these pathways of peace with our clientele. Last Spring, a student of ours, Reid came to us asking if we would teach a summer class targeted for golfers. Yoga for golfers intrigued us, so we looked into it and it made so much sense. After all, when you’re involved with any athletic activity, you need flexibility.

Reid who works with a limo company all day long finds himself sitting in the seat of a cheap party bus st louis for most of his eight-hour shift. It’s physically taxing because of the restricted confinement. He simply can’t move around a lot. Also he told us that he sometimes experiences an additional level of underlying stress. He’s always on high alert when on the job. He ends his day a little stiff and mentally drained. Nonetheless, every Tuesday and Thursday he schedules nine holes of golf in the evening with a couple of buddies.

By AllenJuly 5, 2016October 16, 2017Comments Off on Using Yoga to Heal from Personal Injuries

Yoga has been a discipline that honors the body, mind and Spirit for millenniums. Long before the trendy yoga studios of the West, the Eastern traditions had embraced the practice as a part of life in the exceptional – as well as the ordinary person.

Although a variety of other forms of yoga are beginning to just get their due recognition, Hatha Yoga is likely the most familiar form of yoga in the West. All practices of yoga have the same end goal. Even so, with the advancement of different expressions and technologies, yoga is simply not a product of web development dc or any other tech group out there. Not all yoga practices are created the same. However, while the external expressions may be different, the basis for the ancient persuasion is to gain peace and access to the Divine.